CONFIRMED Ravel Morrison signs for the Blades!

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TomTheBladezz said:
He's just followed us on Twitter and liked a tweet reffering to him signing for us...
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He’s coming then, our twitter account wouldn’t even be pinging on his radar if he wasn’t.

Strange one for me but in Wilder we trust...
 

Must admit I'd be very surprised by this if it happens. There are long shots and then there's him. If CW can get him firing it would possibly be his biggest masterstroke yet (after Leon) but nobody has been able to do that, except for a few short periods.

He's certainly got talent but to be honest, like other such enigmas (Taarabt, Brandy, DdG etc) I would have expected to see him pop up signing for some obscure non league or foreign club rather than a Prem side.
 
Can you imagine the meltdown when we reveal a new kit and the signing of only Morrison today. The prince best stay off twitter as the cock wombles will be out in force
 
Harry's Game said:
He’s coming then, our twitter account wouldn’t even be pinging on his radar if he wasn’t.

Strange one for me but in Wilder we trust...
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Playing Devils advocate, it depends if his ego means he searches for himself, and he’s unlikely to be pinging anywhere else is he?
Additionally he’s without a club so then following said rumoured club probably got him another 3-4000 followers yesterday increasing his profile and maybe bringing himself to the attention of a potential club somewhere in the world.
Due to the PL hype machine, which we are now part of, this rumour will have hit the internet, so I expect to start seeing it being reported as fact by the usual click bait transfer sites today and the next step will be either Sky Sports sources or one of the dailies including it over the next week or so.
I’d wager this will bring him all told another 10,000 followers even if only for the next week or so.
Not a bad piece of exposure and advertising for someone out of work and looking for a club, all for the sake of a follow.
 
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Flatulent_Bob said:
Playing Devils advocate, it depends if his ego means he searches for himself, and he’s unlikely to be pinging anywhere else is he?
Additionally he’s without a club so then following said rumoured club probably got him another 3-4000 followers yesterday increasing his profile and maybe bringing himself to the attention of a potential club somewhere in the world.
Due to the PL hype machine, which we are now part of, this rumour will have hit the internet, so I expect to start seeing it being reported as fact by the usual click bait transfer sites today and the next step will be either Sky Sports sources or one of the dailies including it over the next week or so.
I’d wager this will bring him all told another 10,000 followers even if only for the next week or so.
Not a bad piece of exposure and advertising for someone out of work and looking for a club, all for the sake of a follow.
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Looking at his history I’m not sure he’s smart enough to have worked all that out.
 
Harry's Game said:
Looking at his history I’m not sure he’s smart enough to have worked all that out.
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There’s smarts, and there’s love island smarts.
Plus he’s needed to do this a few times before so I don’t think it’s beyond him.
Personally as a shot to nothing its a deal with potentially huge rewards and little risk, IF his attitude is right, he’s good enough etc etc and the deal makes sense ie pay as you play or similar.
If anyone can I’d trust our team to give him as much of a chance as anywhere but I don’t really expect it to be successful if I’m honest.
 
Unbelievably good player. Total scumbag though.
Is that a Wilder type signing? Bit rough around the edges.
If his attitude was right, he'd be at Man Utd and in the England squad
 
Birdwell Blade said:
Does he deserve another chance at a premier league club?
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It does raise a question of how someone that’s been handed chances at the top level and pissed each up the wall will align with a set of players that’s grafted their way from the lower leagues up to the top. But I trust Wilder will be better placed than ourselves to judge how those dynamics will play out.
 

Guesty said:
Is he though? There's no evidence in his professional career to support that. Unbelievably talented, maybe, but since making the step up to full time he could barely ever have been described as good.
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When I had a quick look on his twitter, I noticed that there were Birmingham fans that wanted him back, so he must have shown some quality when he was there. But he was at Birmingham 6 years ago!
 
YES Blade said:
When I had a quick look on his twitter, I noticed that there were Birmingham fans that wanted him back, so he must have shown some quality when he was there. But he was at Birmingham 6 years ago!
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Nobody doubts his quality and ability.
 
YES Blade said:
When I had a quick look on his twitter, I noticed that there were Birmingham fans that wanted him back, so he must have shown some quality when he was there.
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I'm sure he's shown flashes here and there but I can't see as he's ever performed anything like he was expected to. And he's failed in much weaker leagues than the Premier League.
 
forte said:
I've seen most of his matches for Östersund this season. Im a bit shocked about these stories as he has been really poor for them and barely played. I actually bumped into him twice in Stockholm nightlife the last few months, both times less than 48hrs before game. Quite remarkable since Östersund is 600kms north of Stockholm. I got a few friends working in the restaurant business who told me they've seen him around on a number of occasions, too. Heard he chartered a plane to make it in time for training the day after being seen here. The whole stint has been surrounded by rumours of bad attitude and that he's been unfit, although nothing confirmed or commented on by the club.

Let's see about this one, shall we.
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Does he have any pace left?
 
The amount of talent Morrison has is incredible. I remember watching a few highlight videos back in the day of him playing for the Man Utd youth team. Make no mistake, this was world class potential. Not a Theo Walcott or Micah Richards type hype, where if you scratch beneath the surface you'll realise you're mostly being wowed by athleticism. Or even a Joe Cole, whose technique was astonishing compared with other England juniors, but a bit less so on the world stage (and he probably did fulfill his potential in the end, I'd argue .. but that's a separate conversation). This was serious, serious talent.

The question is whether he can get his head "right". He's had enough chances and it still hasn't happened. Yet. For me, moves to Lazio and Östersund weren't the right ones. I get the lure of a "fresh start" and perhaps moving away from negative influences (he's cited them in the past). But everything I've read suggests Morrison is a bit of a home comforts kid. In a foreign country, where they speak a foreign language, without many mates, he's not going to thrive.

Then you ask the question: so why didn't he stick at West Ham? Or Birmingham? Or QPR? Or Cardiff? Closer to home, the same language. That's probably key, and I imagine what will have been filling the minds of CWAK. I'm no psychologist, but from the outside, he seems like a player who needs some love. Tough love, maybe. But love. And he needs somewhere he belongs, where he'll be a key part of the team, maybe even the main man. Certain players can thrive in short loan periods, but not all can. I don't think he's ever been able to establish that, for whatever reason.

Can he establish that with us? We've got a tight-knit squad who will welcome him in and give him a chance, but also not take any sh*t. We've got a manager who is exactly the same. More broadly the whole squad will make him realise what an opportunity this is to play at a great club on the ascendancy. It's not quite last chance saloon, as if he fails here he'll no doubt have other offers. But I'd wager that all things considered, this will be the opportunity of his footballing lifetime. Here's hoping it works out. It's worth a shot.
 
forte said:
I've seen most of his matches for Östersund this season. Im a bit surprised about this as he has barely played for them, and when done so, looked quite sluggish and off. Undoubted potential but has struggled to get in their team.
Also, I actually bumped into him twice in Stockholm nightlife the last few months, both times less than 48hrs before game. Quite remarkable since Östersund is 600kms north of Stockholm. I got a few friends working in the restaurant business who told me they've seen him around on a number of other occasions, too. I heard he chartered a plane to make it in time for training the day after being seen here, could be a crazy rumour but I would not be surpised. His whole stint up there has been surrounded by rumours of bad attitude and that he's been unfit, although nothing confirmed or commented on by the club.

Let's see about this one, shall we.
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Listened to an interview with Ian Burchnall, who spoke highly of him as a character, "humble", "really nice guy" etc. On his performances he said: "He was unlucky with injuries. Against Elfsborg he was fantastic and the same against Eskilstuna before he was injured. It's been tough for him. He came here to play and to get fit. "

When you saw him before those games, was he in the squad, or was it when he was injured?

Seems like he is signing, so trying to look at it positively! :)
 
If this is true it pretty much confirms our interest in Forestieri too.

Morrison makes Forestieri look like James Milner. And they're similar players.
 
Whatever happens, let's not set expectations that 8 years of not playing enough games at a high enough level won't have massively reduced his potential and taken it's toll on him. As I mentioned before this should be seen as a shot for nothing, and our expectations should be set accordingly.
He is far more likely to fail only having made a couple of sub appearances as he is to succeed.

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Its like taking a chance on a poor mans Pogba. If he signs and it works out for both parties, we have a wonderful asset and a very very good player on his day. If it doesnt then so be it. Difference is that we wont have spunked away £90m and £500k a week wages on him.

Its last chance saloon for the lad. If he gets the opportunity and buggers it up with a poor attitude, i cant see him being given another golden chance again. If he signs....over to you lad.
 

forte said:
I've seen most of his matches for Östersund this season. Im a bit shocked about these stories as he has been really poor for them and barely played. I actually bumped into him twice in Stockholm nightlife the last few months, both times less than 48hrs before game. Quite remarkable since Östersund is 600kms north of Stockholm. I got a few friends working in the restaurant business who told me they've seen him around on a number of occasions, too. Heard he chartered a plane to make it in time for training the day after being seen here. The whole stint has been surrounded by rumours of bad attitude and that he's been unfit, although nothing confirmed or commented on by the club.

Let's see about this one, shall we.
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Brilliant back up, first hand ITK about a player, non of this my mums dog walkers hairdressers stuff. :)

Dane Redhouse said:
Here is wilder showing ravel Morrison the lane yesterday.... not the clearest shot, not my own either but you can certainly tell it’s him.
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Boom, someone with a phone that’s got a camera. Mint :)
 
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